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Absolutely.We need to add 'cutting myself out of a giant snake' as reason to carry a lambsfoot
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Thanks, Jack!!Fabulous examples my friendSuperb as the first ones were, I hope Waynorth Cutlery will produce another Lambsfoot run at some point
It hinges on GEC, of course!! I don't trust anyone else at this point!!
I got Ashdown's European Arms and Armor for Christmas when I was a wee bairn.I got to say I didn't know what a cuirasses either. But I did know what a cinquedea was and had heard of an anelace but had to look that up.
Thanks for the education.
Luckily I'm not in anaconda country, (which is lucky 'cos I hate snakes) but I am in the dullest part of God's creation. So dull in fact, that in 1724 the author Daniel Defoe whilst riding through the area where I live wrote....
"The surface, at a distance, looks black and dirty, and will bear neither horse nor man... What nature meant by such a useless production 'tis hard to imagine. but the land is entirely to waste".
Maybe he'd of been more charitable had he taken into account the much reduced risk of being consumed by 28ft snakes.
I've been thinking about those. The township doesn't have an ordinance against them.I know you lot like your slingshots, but does anyone here know about slings?
You wouldn't like this then.
A silly mistake only silly Poms make.
The gods must have been shining upon you that day, you're still here on the porch to tell the tale.I lived in Oz for two years (on and off) and the closest I came to slithery mishap was stepping onto a Eastern Brown getting out a car.
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Here is my application for membership in the Guardians:
Lambsfoot knives are hard to find here in the US, but I found this in a shop I won't name in San Francisco. It is listed by the shop as a J. Adams, But the only mark on the knife is the oval "Made in Sheffield" tang stamp. Jack tells me that current J. Adams knives are made by the A. Wright & Son factory.
Since this is my first of this type, I'll go on a bit about my first impressions. The pins are all flush, and the spring is flush both closed and open. There is negligible play when locked open. The wood was listed on the web as walnut, but on the phone they said it was oak. This sure looks like oak to me, but I'm no expert. The blade is matte, and the bolster is polished bright. I could find no rough edges anywhere. The knife came VERY sharp, but I found a card from the shop saying that they had sharpened it. So I don't know if the shop or the maker made it so sharp. The bevel grinds of the edge are slightly uneven; the left side is ground ever so slightly higher than the right. Then edge bows up slightly at the point of the blade. The point of the blade is slightly too high. I could catch my finger or a business card on the point if I slide it over the closed knife. I filed the kick down slightly to correct this.
The pull is stiff, but I can pinch it open (just). It seems to be breaking in nicely, and has gotten easier after applying a little oil.
I'm trying to be as picky as possible here, but this is very nice knife, definitely a keeper.
Here is the well loved Herbert Robinson that I picked up recently, obviously the Blade has had sharpening as you can see but these great old knives command a presence don't they!
The Knife arrived, Sellers photos were terrible and I took a chance, I am very happy with this Old thing- even though it has had it's fair share in sharpening, I admit, I did take down very slowly and carefully the kick to sit down the exposed tip, the Knife did not want to open or close all that nicely- you could tell the Knife had not seen Oil for decades.
So I went to work cleaning it out by simply by adding some drops of Oil and working it, and you could almost hear the Knife sighing lol.
I did this a few times and my friends the stunning smooth walk and talk came back this lovely Ol' Knife.
Great ol Stove-Pipe Kick, Nice Bone Handles, showing afairly Basic- but Nice Jig pattern, Nickle Silver Bolsters.
I love the Deep Lambsfoot - under the Loupe the edges seem to be very sharp- Im thinking that this is a Stamp and not etching!
I also really, really like the Font used on the HERBERT ROBINSON SHEFFIELD Stamping on the Tang!
The Blade sharpened to scary sharp extremely quickly!!!
anyway.... here it is...
A " SLING " here is slipping someone a pecuniary bonus for a favor done.
Any way we can oil those hinges? You folks show some beautifully made knives here and the Waynorth Cutlery ones are cream of the crop.
THAT!!! is a gorgeous old Lambsfoot my friend!I know you lot like your slingshots, but does anyone here know about slings?
Cheers Jack, hopefully I will. I actually bought it for when the lights go out.
Great action shot there.
Good luck with the rocket stove, interesting project. A feller down my street used to build large ones out of gas cannisters and various other bits and bobs, boiled water very fast. Thanks I got to say I didn't know what a cuirasses either. But I did know what a cinquedea was and had heard of an anelace but had to look that up.
Thanks for the education.
Luckily I'm not in anaconda country, (which is lucky 'cos I hate snakes) but I am in the dullest part of God's creation. So dull in fact, that in 1724 the author Daniel Defoe whilst riding through the area where I live wrote....
"The surface, at a distance, looks black and dirty, and will bear neither horse nor man... What nature meant by such a useless production 'tis hard to imagine. but the land is entirely to waste".
Maybe he'd of been more charitable had he taken into account the much reduced risk of being consumed by 28ft snakes.
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! Good evening fellow Guardians, terrible to see that members here have been affected by covid, hope that those who have been vaccinated have minimal side affects an recover quickly and if you have not been vaccinated beat this terrible disease. Also i only saw last night that Alabama was smashed with weather, hope any members in that area are okay. Seems as though everything that has been thrown at us over the last 12 months is just never ending, hang in there everyone. On a brighter note good to see we welcomed a new member during the week @flintrocker, always good to hear stories and see photos from a new friend and hear different perspectives on things. Hope you all have a good and safe weekend, and to those in the British Isles, no hot cross buns till Easter.
Hope you're keeping well yourself mate Nice pic of your WCLF Thanks, Jack!!
I know you lot like your slingshots, but does anyone here know about slings?
Have you been using yours? Beautiful old Lamb My entry for today, white-ish buffalo horn.
